The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-02-24

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CONSTITUTION.
'Is;. This Club shall be called 1.-THE |
Montpelia Agricultural Club |
2nd. The meetings shall be on Saturday |
before the 4iLI, Sabbath OF each month.
3rd. There shalt be elected annually a.
December meeting President, Wee iresi- ! ,
dent and Secretary.
4th. The meetings shall be held monthly
at the residence uf nicIIDers in rotation on
tue day Of snieetlng each month; Inttr-
| mediate meetings may be held at the
| pleasure OF the club.
9th. The number of members shall be
restricted to twelve ~.
| 9TH. Nominations for new members shall
| not he voted upon until one month alter
| nomination and an unanInidas vote oil the
club shall be necessary 10 elect new
! member.
It'll 1t shall be the duty of the President
elect to deliver an address or read an essay
Oh any subject he may se.ect connected WITH
| farming within ) months after the date oi
his election.
S,h. Practical experiments leading to
solid results shall be Il prominent feature Ot
this clue.
9Th 1t shall be the duty of each member
of this clIb to attend all OF the meetings
re- uarly and pnn1tuaily.
lUlh The objects vi this club are the
cultivation of social and neishDorly inter
course, the improvement vi our minds by
| reading, thought and friendly discussion,
more cs, etiaily with reference To agriculture,
the encouragement of domestic economy,
the making oI agricultural experiments aud
collecting OF agricultural statistics
operation as far as practicable i'll everything
pertaining to our calling and the intro
duction and testing Of experiments.
18th. A committee oil shall be appointe,
at each meeting to examine the farm q
members in rotation aud report in writing
to the next meeting one month thereafter
said report shall embrace the general con
dition If The farm, crops, stock, fences, gatc
) ETC., and make such criticism or bestow suci
/ COMMUNICATION on each and all as may seen
S to be just and proper.
18th. There Shall be 4 committees called
> ex detrimental committees, of ) member
d each, appointed ut January meeting eacl
/ year; each committee si.ail have suDlec
= sSigned it for experiment and each memDe
: of each committee shall faithfully ans
carefully MAKE the experiment assigned t.
his committee and report the same in writ
0 ing as soon as it has been fully completed.
n 18th. A committee of shall be appoint
: ed by the chair at each meeting in Decenl
Der, to name subjects to be experiments
on, to suggest the manner i'll which tn
: experiments shall be conducted and t
:, nominate the experimental committee. Thi
q committee shall report at the Januar
meeting and its report shall he subject I
5 the approval of the club.
BYLAWS OF MONTPELIA AGRICULTURE
AL CLUB.
s 1st. At 10 o'clock the President sha1
;, take the chair and call club to order.
n II 2nd The roll shall be called by til
u Secretary and names of absentees- noted
t Ord. Proceedings Of last meeting shall b
O read by the Secretary and errors corrected
4tII. Members absent at previous meeting
shall make their excuses which shall b
received at the discretion of the club.
9th. Unfinished business shall be i
: order.
a 9th. New business and suggestions 70
the good Of the club.
i 7th. Motions as to next place Of meeting
5. Central places best in winter)
d Sth. Reports of committee on farm eS
f animation and remaks by members
- 9th. Reports from any other committee
10th. Appointment of new comm ttees b
II the President.
! 18th. Election of new members.
18th. Annual address of the President.
:. 18th. Discussion of the regular subject.
u l4th. Selection of subject for discussio
/ at next meeting.
II 18TH, Motion to adjurn.
j. SCH EDULE FOR FARM EXAMINATION
o LIST. Condition of enclosures and lot
: around the dwelling
:, End. Garden and orchard.
II 3rd. Stables and out houses.
II 4th. Stock of all kinds.
If 9Th. Farming implements.
\ 9th. rops.
y 7th. Fences, gates and bitches.
Sth. Manures.
: 9th. General management.
n 10th. Suggestions for the benefit OF til
n owner.
1lth. Ideas suggested for the benefit ,
D. the club.
IS The examination should be thorough an
l. report complete.
e Respectfully submitted,
o w. W. WHITE. Sec'y.